The one nearest to me sells not only beer, but also wine, out of a tap like the beer no less. Not sure that I would EVER want to drink generic Chuck E. Cheese wine out of a tap, but maybe someone does.

danefromkansas:The one nearest to me sells not only beer, but also wine, out of a tap like the beer no less. Not sure that I would EVER want to drink generic Chuck E. Cheese wine out of a tap, but maybe someone does.

I don't know, I have fond memories of the place. Yep, beer and "pizza"....and watching my boys then 5 and 6 having the time of their lives running everywhere. It's a casino for kids. It's cheap so it attracts some bad elements, but it was all that I could afford to do (Step outside for a quick "smoke" and go back in and watch the band!) . So, yeah, kinda scuzzy places, but I loved every minute I spent with my kids at Chucky Cheese.

I have to say, I have a 3yo niece who loves the place she calls it chucky's house, and i take her there once or twice a year, usually with my other nieces and nephews. I enjoy helpingn them ride the rides and my mom/her granny enjoys it, and if someone else is paying the salad bar aint too shabby. it's not bad for 3 or 4 hours once in a while just to see her smile like that.

Wait, wait, wait. There are Chuck E. Cheeses that sell beer??? The ones near me do not. My kids are missing out - if i had a few cold ones they could play for longer than the usual 15 minutes it takes me to exceed my "other people's kids running around like lunatics" stress threshold.

I live in a fairly white area (wikipedia says 85 percent white.) There's a Chuck E. Cheese right next to a Barnes and Noble here. If you drive by that Chuck E. Cheese on a weekend night, there is literally a line of black people waiting to get inside, not joking.

I'm kind of curious myself how it turned out to be so popular for blacks, when it wasn't like 10 or 15 years ago.

I'm kind of curious myself how it turned out to be so popular for blacks, when it wasn't like 10 or 15 years ago.

Honestly...I have no idea why black folks tend to choose certain restaurant chains as our own. Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, Joe's Crab Shack, and Cheesecake Factory are the first ones that come to mind. I've discussed this with friends and no one really knows why.

Reminds me of the Dave Chappelle skit where he asked why black people smoke menthols. I have no idea...we just do.

I'm kind of curious myself how it turned out to be so popular for blacks, when it wasn't like 10 or 15 years ago.

Honestly...I have no idea why black folks tend to choose certain restaurant chains as our own. Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, Joe's Crab Shack, and Cheesecake Factory are the first ones that come to mind. I've discussed this with friends and no one really knows why.

Reminds me of the Dave Chappelle skit where he asked why black people smoke menthols. I have no idea...we just do.

Well, I mean, it's not like white people don't like some of the same things en bloc either, just no one tends to notice since white people are more populous, I suppose.